Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1144 to 1146, inclusive, together.

The allocations of current funding provided under the B06 subhead (Youth Organisations and Services) to Funded Organisations in the Ballymun/Finglas area under the UBU Your Place Your Space funding scheme are outlined in the following table:

My Department does not collate the information on the number of new posts funded by the Department which is requested by the Deputy.

Funding provided under the UBU Your Place Your Space scheme does not directly fund youth worker posts or salaries. Rather, it is allocated on an organisation on a 'provision of service' basis to meet the identified local needs of the youth population in an area.

The UBU Your Place Your Space scheme is targeted towards disadvantaged, marginalised or vulnerable young people. The recruitment and employment of staff including youth workers is a matter for the youth organisations and services themselves.

My Department was established in 2011 and I am happy to supply the Deputy with information relating to the period 2011 to 2024.

The annual current and capital funding allocation provided in respect of Ballymun and Finglas for youth organisations and services under the sectoral programme for children and young people within subhead B06 - Youth Organisations and Services (part funded by the national lottery) is set out in the table below.